Combination dough roller and cutter.



F. L. THOMPSON. COMBINATION DOUGH ROLLER AND CUTTER. APPLICATION FILEDMAR. 1a, 1913.

1 1 00,853, Patented June 23, 1914.

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FREDERICK L. THOMPSON, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

COMBINATION DOUGH ROLLER- .AND CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 23, 1914.

Application filed March 15, 1913. Serial No. 754,620.

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention comprehends improvements in dough rollers and cutters,and has for its primary object the provision of a very strong and simpledevice of this nature which will prove a very useful and convenienthousehold article.

Another and more specific object of the invention is to provide anovelly formed wire structure for holding the roller and cutter, saidstructure permitting an easy detachment of the before mentioned members.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wire frame for holding acutter and roller and a spiral locking member for holding the cutter androller within said frame.

The invention also aims to generally improve devices of this nature torender them more practical and commercially desirable.

With these and other objects in view, as will become more apparent asthe description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as willbe hereinafter described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my combination roller and cutter, Fig. 2is a side elevation with the handle broken away, and, Fig. 3 is a detailfragmentary view taken on the plane of line 33 of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawings by characters of reference, Adesignates a cylindrical roller formed preferably of wood and havingsockets 5 provided in the ends thereof.

B designates, generally, a frusto-conical cutter, which, if desired, maybe strengthened by any suitable means, not shown, and which is providedupon its exterior surface at diametrically opposite points, with thesockets 6. As shown in Fig. 3, the sockets are rectangular incross-section for a purpose to be hereinafter described.

To connect and support the roller A and cutter B, I provide a frame Gand for the purpose of actuating the entire device, I provide a handleI).

Toform the frame and handle I employ a continuous m tallic rod which isbent centrally of its ends so as to form the handle portions 7 and 81-The rod is then extended angularly from the inner ends of the handleportions 7 and 8, as shown at 9, then bent outwardly, as indicated at10. To form the frame C, the strands of the rod are extended upwardlyfrom the outer ends of the sections 10 to form the upright frame bars.11, then extended angularly and bent back upon themselves to providethe projections 12. The end portions of the rod form the archedframe'bars 13, which have their free extremitiesinturned, as indicatedat 14C, for the purpose of projecting into the sockets 5 inthe roller A.It will be noted that the handle'D and the rod sections!) and 10 are.disposed in a plane which extends at right angles to the plane of theframe 0.

To draw the projections 12 toward one another so as to support thecutter B, I pro vide a spiral clamping member E, which is permanentlyattached to the section 8 of the handle by being looped into engagementtherewith, as indicated at 15. The clamping member is formed of acontinuous metallic rod bent so as to form a spiral shaped opening 16for the reception of the other handle section 7.

Referring to Fig. 2, it will be seen that by turning the clamping memberin a counterclockwise direction, the handle sections will be drawntogether, which will cause a similar movement of the projections 12,which support the cutter. By turning the clamping member sufficientlyfar, the handle section 7 will become wedged between the walls at theinner end of the opening 16 and therefore the frame projections 12 willbe securely locked against outward movement.

The walls of the rectangular sockets 16 closely engage the portions ofthe metallic rod which form the projections 12 and therefore the cutteris held against rotational movement when said projections are forcedinwardly. WVhen it is desired to reverse the cutter so as to bring itsopposite end into operative position, it is necessary to first turn theclamping member E so as to permit the handle sections to separate, andafter this has been done the frame may be easily sprung so as towithdraw the projections 12 from the sockets 6. Since the rod whichforms the frame and handle is somewhat resilient, these will normallyassume the position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawin it will be seen that I have provided an extremely simple andpractical. combination device, which may be used for rolling dough andfor cutting the same into pieces of various sizes.

It is to be understood that while I have shown and described thepreferred embodi ment of my invention, I do not wish to be limited tothis exact construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, but maymake such changes as will fall within the spirit and scope of theinvention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A device of thecharacter described, comprising in combination, a roller having socketsformed in the ends thereof, a cutter having sockets secured to theexterior thereof, a frame including side bars having their free endsinturned for reception within the sockets formed in the end of saidroller, the other ends of said side bars being bent back upon themselvesto provide supporting projections adapted to fit within the socketscarried by the cutter, a handle extending laterally from said frame andcomprising two sections, the handle and frame being formed of acontinuous rod, and means for drawing the handle sections together,whereby the cutter and roller will be securedly fixed within the frame.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with asupporting frame and handle formed of a continuous metallic rod, theframe including side bars and the handle including essentially parallelsections, of a spiral clamping member fixed to one of said handlesections and adapted to engage the other of said handle sections,whereby the side bars of the frame may be drawn toward one another.

3. A device of the character described including a frame, a rollerjournaled in said frame, a reversible cutter, sockets carried by saidcutter, the frame being formed with projections adapted to fit in saidsockets, the projections being adapted to spring from said socket topermit of the cutter being reversed, and means for locking the pr0-jections within the sockets whereby the cutter and frame are rigidlyconnected.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRED. L. THOMPSON.

Witnesses ALICE BYRD, GLENN CorPLE.

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